LoginConcerning artificial ventilation of interiors, microbial processes on air filters are assumed to cause pollution of the supply air with possible damage to the exposed persons' health. Therefore, the reaction of microorganisms on air filters was analysed in this project. The analysis focused on the influence of air temperature, relative air humidity, the filter medium and service life as determinants for microbial growth on air filters. The experiments showed that the parameters air temperature, filter medium and service life had no significant influence on microbial growth. In contrast to that, relative air humidity proved to have a strong influence on the behavior (growth/dying) of microorganisms on air filters.
The influence of service life, filter medium, air temperature and relative humidity on the growth of microorganisms on air filters in HVAC systems.
Year:
1997
Bibliographic info:
in: Healthy Buildings/IAQ 97, edited by J E Woods, D T Grimsrud and N Boschi, proceedings of a conference held Natcher Conference Center at National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA, September 27 - October 2, 1997, Volume 1, pp 623-628